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Books are scattered on the floor and shelving is twisted on the fourth floor of the library at the University of Redlands.

Flames tower into the night sky during an "accidental" fire at the historic library. 50,000 volumes were destroyed (over 12,000 were considered irreplacable) and 62,000 volumes were damaged.

One of six Alabama libraries damaged by tornadoes in April 2011, the Pratt City Branch has damaged walls, roof, and equipment and may have to be demolished.

Stacks lean precariously in the University of Washington Engineering Library following the 2001 earthquake.

Books scattered on the floor between two stacks in the aftermath of the 2001 earthquake in Seattle, WA.

Books scattered on the floor between to stacks in the aftermath of the 2001 earthquake in Seattle, WA.

Doris Hildreth Cooper cleans up at the Elba (Alabama) Public Library after severe flooding; books are tumbled to the floor.

Book titled Making ADHD a Gift open to its title page revealing extensive damage by a black, speckly mold that seems to radiate from the binding.

A blackened, jumbled scene is viewed through the doors of the library; the roof has fallen in and the building is open to the sky. There are scarcely any recognizable items.

Fire damaged books lie scattered on the ground after an electrical fire at Columbia International University Library in Columiba, SC.